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VENTILATEUR EXTRACTEUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cooling and Ventilating Systems
- HVAC Distribution Systems
- Building Ventilation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- exhaust fan
1, record 1, English, exhaust%20fan
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- exhauster 2, record 1, English, exhauster
correct
- exhaust air fan 3, record 1, English, exhaust%20air%20fan
correct
- suction fan 4, record 1, English, suction%20fan
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fan which withdraws air from a localized area, such as a toilet, from which it must not return to the central air-treatment system. 5, record 1, English, - exhaust%20fan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Blowing vs. exhausting. ... In the case of a fan with duct connections at both inlet and outlet the performance curve will be substantially the same whether the fan is operating as a blower or exhauster. 6, record 1, English, - exhaust%20fan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes de refroidissement et de ventilation
- Distribution et évacuation (chauffage et conditionnement d'air)
- Ventilation (Construction)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ventilateur d'extraction
1, record 1, French, ventilateur%20d%27extraction
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ventilateur extracteur 2, record 1, French, ventilateur%20extracteur
correct, masculine noun
- extracteur d'air 2, record 1, French, extracteur%20d%27air
correct, masculine noun
- ventilateur aspirant 3, record 1, French, ventilateur%20aspirant
correct, masculine noun
- ventilateur d'évacuation 4, record 1, French, ventilateur%20d%27%C3%A9vacuation
masculine noun
- ventilateur-aérateur 5, record 1, French, ventilateur%2Da%C3%A9rateur
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Suivant la position du ventilateur sur ce réseau [de transport d'air], le ventilateur est dit introducteur, extracteur ou recycleur; [...] un extracteur d'air reprend l'air du local et l'évacue à l'extérieur du local [...] 2, record 1, French, - ventilateur%20d%27extraction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Cette expulsion [de l'air vicié] peut être obtenue naturellement [...], mais on la réalise le plus souvent à l'aide de ventilateurs aspirants appliqués à la paroi, sur le toit, ou au moyen d'installations centralisées d'aspiration. 3, record 1, French, - ventilateur%20d%27extraction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «ventilateur-aérateur» semble être un spécifique. Il ne figure d'ailleurs plus dans LAROG 1982, qui a succédé à LGRAN 1960. 6, record 1, French, - ventilateur%20d%27extraction
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ventilateur d'aspiration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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